Beau Michael Brinkley (born January 25, 1990) is an American football long snapper who is a free agent. He played college football at Missouri.
 Brinkley with the Tennessee Titans in 2019 | |||||||
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| Born: | January 25, 1990 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Kearney (MO) | ||||||
| College: | Missouri (2008–2011) | ||||||
| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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College career
editBrinkley played college football at the University of Missouri. In his four years at Missouri, he finished with 12 tackles. In his senior season, he recorded 5 tackles for the season. In his junior year, Brinkley was the team's long snapper for the third consecutive season. In his sophomore year, he was selected as the MU Special Teams MVP.[1] In his freshman year, Brinkley was selected as the MU Walk-on MVP.[1]
Professional career
editTennessee Titans
editOn April 30, 2012, Brinkley signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent.[2] He made his NFL debut against the New England Patriots on September 9, 2012.
On March 8, 2015, Brinkley signed a five-year contract extension with the Titans worth $5.75 million.[3]
On September 30, 2018, in a 26-23 overtime victory against the Philadelphia Eagles, Brinkley played his 100th career game.[4] The Titans finished with their third consecutive 9-7 season, but did not qualify for the playoffs, with Brinkley snapping for punter Brett Kern as he was named to his second consecutive Pro Bowl and was named Second-team All-Pro.
Entering the final year of his contract, Brinkley signed a multi-year contract extension with the Titans on September 6, 2019.[5] During the season, he snapped for Brett Kern as he was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl and was named First-team All-Pro. On December 18, 2019, Brinkley was announced to be a Pro Bowl alternate for the 2020 Pro Bowl.[6] The Titans finished with a fourth consecutive 9-7 record and qualified for the playoffs, where they won upsets over the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens before losing to eventual Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.
On September 29, 2020, Brinkley, along with DaQuan Jones and practice squad player Tommy Hudson were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team.[7] He was activated on October 11.[8] Brinkley was released on November 3.[9]
Detroit Lions
editOn September 25, 2021, Brinkley was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad, but was released two days later.[10]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn November 12, 2021, Brinkley was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 20.[12] He was waived on November 22 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 4.[13] He was released on December 14.
Los Angeles Chargers
editOn December 28, 2021, Brinkley was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad. He was released on January 3, 2022.
Chicago Bears
editOn February 16, 2022, Brinkley was signed to the Chicago Bears.[14] He was released by the team on March 17.[15]
Atlanta Falcons
editOn April 4, 2022, Brinkley signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons.[16] On May 2, 2022, he was placed on Injured reserve.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b "Beau Brinkley's Missouri Profile". mutigers.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ "Titans agree to deals with 15 UDFA's". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ^ Morris, Jimmy (March 8, 2015). "2015 NFL Free Agency: Titans re-sign long snapper Beau Brinkley". MusicCityMiracles.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 4, 2018). "Titans Long Snapper Beau Brinkley Keep Things Light While Keeping Snaps Tight". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Charaen (September 6, 2019). "Titans sign Beau Brinkley to extension". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 18, 2019). "Titans RB Derrick Henry, P Brett Kern Selected to Pro Bowl". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 29, 2020). "Titans Place Three Players on Reserve/COVID-19 List, Add Two to Practice Squad". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 11, 2020). "Titans remove DaQuan Jones, Beau Brinkley from COVID-19 list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 3, 2020). "Titans Release CB Johnathan Joseph, LS Beau Brinkley". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Lions sign P Lachlan Edwards, LS Beau Brinkley to practice squad". Pride of Detroit. SB Nation. September 25, 2021.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 12, 2021). "Cardinals Making Second Move At Long Snapper". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (November 20, 2021). "Cardinals Sign Beau Brinkley To Roster, Put Tanner Vallejo On IR". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (December 4, 2021). "Cardinals Again Sign Tavien Feaster, Beau Brinkley To Roster". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (February 16, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign LS Brinkley, P Winslow". Chicagobears.com.
- ^ @BearsPR (March 17, 2022). "#Bears roster move: We have released LS Beau Brinkley" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Choate, Dave (April 4, 2022). "Falcons sign long snapper Beau Brinkley". The Falcoholic. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "Falcons place long snapper Beau Brinkley on IR, cut OL Willie Beavers". MSN. Retrieved May 2, 2022.